What can fungi teach us?

Fungi are true survival specialists. They can live without air and sunlight, and cope with heat and cold. Some species of fungi even emit radiation. So what lessons do fungi have for the people who study them? Fungi belong to some of the oldest living organisms on Earth. There are over 120 thousand known species... Continue Reading →

Engineers create seeds for growing near-perfect 2D perovskite crystals HOUSTON – (June 21, 2021) – Rice University engineers have created microscopic seeds for growing remarkably uniform 2D perovskite crystals that are both stable and highly efficient at harvesting electricity from sunlight. In a study published online in Advanced Materials, chemical engineers from Rice’s Brown School of Engineering describe how... Continue Reading →

Why Lawns Must Die…

In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at why the American lawn must die. Specifically, I look at the grass lawn's history of class exploitation and settler colonialism and how that ties into the American lawn culture we see today. The lawn began in Europe as an elite status symbol that... Continue Reading →

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